Granted Patent B2

US 12,318,074 · App. 17/804,182 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Inventors: Hava Geula Wormser (Kiryat Shmona, IL); Reuven Marko (Netanya, IL); Haim Danino (Petach Tikva, IL); Chizkiyahu Baer (Dolev, IL)

Assignee: Honorix Ltd.

A61B10/007A61F5/4405A61F5/443A61M39/105A61M39/162

Abstract

Claims (14)

1. A urine sampling container, comprising:

a container shell made of a non-porous material, the container shell includes an orifice through which urine enters into the container shell;

a first sheath separating an internal portion of the container shell into a first chamber and a second chamber;

at least a first unidirectional valve arranged on the first sheath to prevent flow from the second chamber to the first chamber, wherein the at least a first unidirectional valve allows urine to flow from the first chamber to the second chamber, whereby a urine sample, apart from a first pass of urine collected in the second chamber, is collected in the first chamber;

a second sheath separating the second chamber into a first compartment and a second compartment, wherein each of the first compartment and the second compartment has at least one of the at least a unidirectional valve of the first sheath; and

wherein at least one of the at least a unidirectional valve of the first compartment has a first predetermined opening pressure, wherein the at least one of the at least a unidirectional valve of the second compartment has a second predetermined opening pressure, and wherein the first predetermined opening pressure is less than the second predetermined opening pressure.

2. The urine sampling container of claim 1 , further comprising:

a layer of water-absorbent resin deposited on at least a portion of the second chamber.

3. The urine sampling container of claim 1 , wherein the first compartment further comprises;

a layer of water-absorbent resin deposited on at least a portion of the second chamber.

4. The urine sampling container of claim 1 , wherein the first chamber is at least partially coated by a water-repellent substance.

5. The urine sampling container of claim 4 , wherein the water-repellent substance is hydrophobic.

6. The urine sampling container of claim 1 , wherein the second compartment is adapted to receive a vacuum test tube for collection of a midstream urine collected therein.

7. The urine sampling container of claim 1 , wherein the at least a first unidirectional valve prevents the first pass urine from flowing back into the first chamber upon the second chamber reaching full to a capacity.

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